The History and Development of Calculus

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This paper presents a detailed examination of the history of calculus. The writer takes the reader on an exploratory path through the origins of mathematics and then on to the history of calculus. The people who are credited with its invention as well as the forms that it took are all included in the discussion.

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"The history of mathematics is one in which the topic follows the actual subject. Mathematics are taught by building on foundational blocks. Each block is taught and mastered and when that is completed the next block is introduced. The origin and history of mathematics follows the same path. The history of calculus is perhaps the most interesting of the mathematical techniques. The history and origin of calculus is founded in philosophy as well as science and it is one of the most fascinating of the mathematical theories and practices."

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